Synth Britannia (BBC)

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 5.1 HD Version 5.2 SD Version 6 Links 6.1 Further Information 6.2 Release Post 6.3 Related Documentaries 6.4 ed2k Links

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Arts Documentary hosted by Ben Whalley, published by BBC in 2009 - English narration

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Documentary following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists including the Human League, Daniel Miller and Cabaret Volatire were inspired by Kraftwerk and JG Ballard and dreamt of the sound of the future against the backdrop of bleak, high-rise Britain. The crossover moment came in 1979 when Gary Numan's appearance on Top of the Pops with Tubeway Army's Are Friends Electric heralded the arrival of synthpop. Four lads from Basildon known as Depeche Mode would come to own the new sound whilst post-punk bands like Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD and Yazoo took the synth out of the pages of the NME and onto the front page of Smash Hits. By 1983, acts like Pet Shop Boys and New Order were showing that the future of electronic music would lie in dance music. Contributors include Philip Oakey, Vince Clarke, Martin Gore, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Neil Tennant.

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4.1
  
• Video Bitrate: CRF 21 (~2600Kbps)
  
• Video Resolution: 1280x720
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  
• Frames Rate: 25 FPS
  
• Audio Codec: AAC-LC
  
• Audio Bitrate: Q=0.50 VBR 44KHz (~160Kbps)
  
• Audio Channels: 2
  
• Run-Time: 87 mins
  
• Number Of Parts: 1
  
• Part Size: 1.72 GB
  
• Source: HDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC
  
• Video Bitrate: 1800 Kbps
  
• Video Resolution: 704x400
  
• Video Aspect Ratio: 1.76:1
  
• Frames per Second: 25
  
• Audio Codec: AC3
  
• Audio Bitrate: 192 Kb/s 48KHz
  
• RunTime Per Part: 87min
  
• Part Size: 1.22 GB
  
• Number of Parts: 1
  
• Source: PDTV
  
• Encoded by: JungleBoy

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• BBC Site

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• MVGroup.org (torrent)

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